* Reading:Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there.. They also think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country..
Trang 1Docs for grade 8
I Use the correct tense of the verb in brackets:
1 They often (go) _ for dinner on Saturday afternoon
2 The sun (rise) in the east and (set) in the west
3 My class (start) at 7.00 a.m and (finish) at 11.15 a.m
4 We (receive) your letter two days ago
5 My sister (start) a new job since last week
6 Yesterday I (be) _ busy so I (not / have) _ time to phone you
7 We (live) in London for ten years
8 We (not / see) _ each other since last week
9 Our dad (start) _ a new job since yesterday
10 They help the community by (participate) in the recycling program
11 He enjoys (get) up late on Sunday morning
12 When I (be) _ young, I used to (love) this book
13 Last night, I (go) to bed late Suddenly I (hear) a noise
14 Martha (phone) _ me yesterday She’s on holiday in France
15 What you (use) _ to do in your free time? I used to go jogging
16 My father used to (tell) us stories when I was young
17 What you (do) _ last night? I (watch) TV
18 I (read) _ this book for two hours
19 She likes (read) _ comic books in the library
20 Lan (be) _ to the USA for 2 years
21 We (learn) since 1999
22 They (eat / already) _ Chinese food
23 Mr Nam (work) _ in this factory for 10 years
24 How long you (live) _ in Hanoi? I (live) _ there for 10 years
25 Ba like sports, especially (play) _ football and (swim) _
26 You should (get) up early in the morning
27 Sandra needs (improve) _ her English writing
28 You should (underline) the words you want (learn)
29 Can you help me (move) this table?
30 What _ they (do) next summer vacation? They (visit) their parents in HCMC
31 Nga Likes (study) English
32 It is difficult (climb) _ the mountain
33 The members in our club (collect) _ used paper to earn money last month
34 She ought (practice) her English more frequently
35 Everyone stopped (laugh) when I (come)
II Write the questions:
1 She was late because she missed the bus (why)………
2 Ba is the most sociable (what) ………
3 Mr Lai is short and fat (what) ………
4 Alexander G Bell was born in Scotland in 1847 ………
5 My close friend is so pretty with long black hair and a round face………
6 I have learnt English for a long time (How long)………
7 Tom and Mary went to France next summer (where) ………
8 Scouting began in England in 1970 ………
9 They help the community by participating in recycling program ………
10 Nga failed her English exam because she didn’t study hard ………
11 She stayed in bed because she was ill 12 They used to live on the farm ………
III.Fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns: myself, ourselves, himself, herself, themselves, itself,
1 The computer can turn off if we don’t use it 9.Don’t work too hard Enjoy
2 Why didn’t she buy _ a book? 10.He is looking at in the mirror
3 Last week I fell and hurt 11.They helped that man
4 I and my friend, Ba draws this poster by 12.Don’t worry about them They are old enough to look after _
5 You should do your homework ……… 13.She can’t help _, so we need to help her
6 Make _ at home 14 I think the movie is interesting Do you like _?
7 My sister is looking at in the mirror 15.Ba did Math exercises _
8 I think the movie is interesting Do you like _? 16.Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet As last they killed _
VI Turn into reported speech:
Trang 21 He said to me, “Keep silent, please” ………
2 The teacher told the students, “Please study harder” ………
3 “Please wait for me out my room”, she said to me ………
4 He said to me, “Can you me meet me next week” ………
5 She told me, ‘Could you open the door, please” ………
6 He said to her, “You should stay in bed “ ………
7.He said to him, “You should not stay up late” ………
8 She said to me, “Bring me a cup of tea” ………
9 She said to her students, “Don’t talk in class.” ………
10 She told me, “Could you help me with doing that work?” ………
11 I said to her, “I must go now.” …………,,……….………
12 Nam said,” I will come to visit her tomorrow.” ………
13 She said, “I can do this test” ………
I: Pick out the word that has the sound pronounced differently from the others 1 a we b she c ten d he 2 a country b by c history d city 3 a what b who c where d when 4 a live b time c fine d five 5 a wanted b looked c needed d painted 6 a watched b liked c loved d laughed II Arrange these verbs into columns /id/; /t/; /d/: wanted, played, helped, fitted, liked, watched, visited, looked, needed, remembered, stopped, loved, talked, rented, missed, studied, started, used, learned, awarded, divided, decided, brushed, dressed, fined, cried, begged, climbed, planted, covered, washed /id/………
/t//………
/d//………
V Choose the correct answer:
Trang 31 The woman sings the song (beautiful / beautifully)
2 You did very (good / well)
3 Our team won the games because we played (well /
good)
4 They are (good/well) students
5 She speaks English very (quick / quickly)
6 Her English is quite (fluent / fluently)
7 She fell and hurt herself (bad / badly)
8 He speaks English (good / well)
9 Run (fast / fastly) and we catch the bus
10 I’m sorry I know I behave (bad / badly)
11 It is an (interesting / interestingly) film
12 She looks (happy / happily)
13 He is a player He plays _(good / well)
14 She is a _ worker She works _ (hard / hardly)
16 She looks (beautiful / beautifully)
17 This is an (interesting / interestingly) book
Trang 4VI Correct the mistakes in the sentences :
1 He lived in this city since 2007 2 Her bag is different to mine
3 The meeting will be held in April 2nd 4 She speaks English quite good
5 They didn’t reported a book last week 6 I have not seen him for last Sunday
7 She has went to the mountain 8 She has black long hair
9 She ought to staying in bed 10 She is as tall so her sister
11 We have attended this course since two weeks 12 He drives very careful
13 Our father used to smoking when he was young 14 She studies English so as to going abroad
15 He has hair short dark 16 He said that he is a doctor
17 She asked me keep silent 18 There are many differently ways of learning words
19 They are interested in do something different at weekend 20 My book is the same of yours
21 I have met him in the street last night
* Reading:Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there They also
think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the city every year Different from young people, old people like living in the country because it is not so noisy and busy as the city The air in the country is much fresher than the air in the city, too Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to their home villages.
1 Why do young people prefer the city to the country?
2 Why do old people like living in the country?
3 What about the air in the country?
4 Is it easier to get money in the city than in the country?
5 What do many people do after stopping working?